After a short period of frustration, Wang Wen, the Imperial Commander, came to his senses first. After all, he had been in charge of the Three Laws Division for many years, and it was not too difficult to find flaws in the procedures.

"The Five Cities Military and Horse Department is indeed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. I admire Shen Zhongtang's erudition and talent."

Wang Wen, the imperial envoy of the capital, bowed his hand politely and continued: "However, there are still people involved in the Ming Dynasty Laws who are involved in circumventing the regulations. This time, the grain store under the name of the Duke of Chengguo was involved in driving up prices to make a profit. It is rumored by the outside world that Shen

The rice grains transported by Zhongtang from the south are resold, so please do not interfere with the affairs of the Five Cities Military and Horse Department."

"With no evidence and no evidence, do you rely solely on rumors?"

Shen Yichen still had a mocking smile on his face, and at this point there was no room for either side to give in.

Although Shen Yichen essentially sold rice grains at high prices in order to obtain profits from Huichang Bo Sunzhong and others to make up for the shortfall in the national treasury and count it as military expenses for the Southern Expedition, he had no intention of profiting from it for personal gain.

But in fact, his actions did violate the provisions of the "Da Ming Hui Dian" regarding "those who confuse others and take profits at will". If he insists on using this article to convict him, it cannot be considered a complete injustice.

As long as many things are not revealed, you can still maintain your "innocent" appearance even if you have done it behind your back and everyone knows it. But when it comes to making it public, serving the country and the people cannot be used as a reason to escape guilt. It is also difficult to let others know.

The officials and the people believe that it is really so selfless.

This is like Shen Yichen's original move to kill the king. Should he deserve it if he judges what King Lu did in accordance with public order and good customs?

I am afraid that the victims of the disaster in the three provinces and eight prefectures would like to eat him alive.

But it is not Shen Yichen's turn to decide whether he dies or not. If you dare to kill the king in person, no matter how legitimate the reason is, you will still not be able to escape the trial of treason.

Therefore, it is impossible for Shen Yichen to hand over the account books and warehousing to Huichang Bo Sunzhong and his group. This not only represents political dignity, but also legal correctness.

"Do you need proof? When I seal this grain store, I will naturally have proof!"

Wang Tong, the Marquis of Chengshan, was too lazy to keep arguing with Shen Yichen. From now on, this son would have the Duke of Cheng, Zhu Yong, as his backer. No matter whether he was a civil servant or a military general, he would have to give him a little less favor.

Now even Zhu Yong has been deprived of his title and demoted to a commoner, and his eldest son Zhu Yi has not been taken seriously, let alone Shen Yichen. What about the civil servants and cabinet ministers?

There is really no time to be humble and need to look at the cabinet's face.

If you don't want to be embarrassed, then you have to be tough. The leading general of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division was once a subordinate of Chengshan Marquis Wang Tong. Would he still obey the orders of a Shangguan who is nominally directly subordinate to him?

"Come here, please seal up the shop for me!"

After receiving the order from Wang Tong, the Marquis of Chengshan, the officers and soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division did not hesitate anymore and prepared to rush into the grain store aggressively.

However, Shen Yichen took a quick step and stood directly in front of them, saying with a frosty face: "I would like to see who dares to take a step forward!"

Not only was Shen Yichen blocking the front, Cang Huo and other personal guards also drew their weapons and stood in a row along the shop floor, with expressions full of murderous intent on their faces. They have been killing people from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood over the years.

The elites who came out were far beyond what the "urban management" in the capital could compare to, and their imposing manner and pressure were simply decisive!

"Scholar Shen, do you want to resist the law?"

Wang Tong, the Marquis of Chengshan, was also not intimidated. Regardless of their abilities, most of the nobles in the early and middle Ming Dynasties actually led the army and guarded the border. This was fundamentally different from the group of powerful people in the middle and late Ming Dynasty who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun.

Trying to resist hundreds of officers and soldiers with more than a dozen swords is simply a fantasy. If Shen Yichen really dares to violently resist the law, but gives Chengshan Marquis Wang Tong an excuse, he will directly lead the Beijing Guard and even the Beijing Camp.

Suppression!

"Han Bin, the capital of Shandong, is here, who dares to touch Mr. Shen Ge!"

When the two sides met each other, a large number of people in the distance were rushing towards the grain store. The leader was Han Bin, the governor of Shandong Wei.

When Shen Yichen learned that Huichang Bo's faction had mobilized the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, he was not a fool. He kept in mind the principle that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. He immediately mobilized the tenth battalion in the name of the Minister of War.

Han Bin from the regiment came with his troops.

Don’t you want to overturn the table and use your power to suppress it?

When it comes to flipping the table, I, Shen Yichen, have never surrendered to anyone. Let’s see who controls the most troops in the capital!

Not only Han Bin rushed over, but soon a group of troops also came from the other direction. The leader was Fujian Capital Commander Feng Zheng, followed by Fujian Navy Staff General Li Zan, Wei Commander Chen Shanggong and others.

This group of troops was the confidants of Admiral Shen Yichen who had been in charge of Fujian for several years. He gradually conquered them with his kindness and force of life and death. Originally, there was no notice of such a big battle. As a result, Fujian soldiers and horses looked at Shandong Wei Han Bin and others.

People went to "rush to help" and followed him without saying a word.

"Feng, the capital of Fujian, is here, just follow Mr. Shen Ge's orders!"

The sudden appearance of hundreds of people and horses immediately blocked the entire official road, and at the same time, hundreds of troops from the Five Cities Army and Horse Division were tightly surrounded in the middle.

Seeing the sudden change in the situation, Chengshan Hou Wang Tong's face was full of disbelief. He knew that Shen Yichen had the experience of supervising the army, but this was not a big deal. Many civil servants and even eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were

He once served as military counselor or military supervisor.

Who would have thought that Shen Yichen, now in the cabinet to pay homage to the Prime Minister, could still win the loyalty of local soldiers and horses, who would even come out of the Beijing camp to help him at the risk of being held accountable.

This kind of influence on the army is simply terrifying, completely beyond the imagination of Chengshan Marquis Wang Tong for civil servants to be in charge of military affairs.

The only one who can rival him may be Prince Jingyuan and Wang Ji.

"Scholar Shen, you mobilized the capital camp without authorization. Are you trying to rebel?"

Unmatched in terms of strength, Chengshan Marquis Wang Tong could only imitate his former imperial envoy Wang Wen, and began to use legal pressure to force Shen Yichen to compromise.

But the problem is that when it comes to legal principles, as a minister of the Ministry of War, he is much more procedurally righteous than Chengshan Hou Wangtong.

"Before I left the palace, I had already submitted a transfer order to the Ministry of War. I was passing through the capital city to change the defense garrison. How can I say it without authorization?"

"Marquis Chengshan, you haven't produced any legal documents so far, so why are you standing here to frame the ministers of the dynasty!"

When Shen Yichen talked about the latter part, his expression was full of calmness and self-power. Wang Tong, the Marquis of Chengshan, really regarded himself as a figure. Who gave him the courage and confidence to make decisions here?

Sensing the dissatisfaction in Shen Yichen's tone, the Shandong and Fujian guards kept moving forward and pushing. They also didn't care about the imperial ministers, only Shen Yichen followed suit.

Realizing that the situation was getting out of control, Wang Wengang, the imperial envoy, wanted to step forward to smooth things over, but another group of people rushed over from a distance. This time, they were not Shen Yichen's subordinates, but the eldest son of Duke Chengguo.

Zhu Yi!

He walked up to the Marquis of Chengshan Wang Tong and the Imperial Envoy Wang Wen with an expressionless face, and said in an extremely cold voice: "Although the Duke has been deprived of his title, the plaque of the Chengguo Duke's Palace has not fallen down yet. Today I will stand here."

Here, let’s see who dares to seal up this grain store!”

Not only Zhu Yi expressed his attitude, Wu Rui and a group of old generals who had become Duke Zhu Yong also glared at Wang Tong and Wang Wen with anger. In official circles, it is important to go alone.

, but it’s been less than a year since my father-in-law was deprived of his title, and now he’s being bullied.

It's unbearable. If today the Chengguo Duke's Mansion cannot show off its previous momentum, then anyone can come and step on it in the future!

Seeing such a scene, Chengshan Hou Wangtong, who had been so arrogant before, turned pale and dared not say a word. He was originally a tough-tempered person, and even when faced with barbarians from foreign countries like Annan, he abandoned his position and let the Ming Dynasty fall to the ground.

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He could pick some soft persimmons and use the title of marquis to suppress others, but now when he met Shen Yichen and Zhu Yi, two tough opponents who could lead the army, his weak nature was fully exposed.

When Wang Wen, the imperial envoy standing by, saw this scene, he felt only endless regret in his heart. He had long expected that Shen Yichen was not someone to be trifled with, and did not quite agree with the seizure of the grain store under the name of Duke Chengguo.

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It was just that everyone agreed, and Huichang Bo Sunzhong said that he would go to the palace to meet the empress dowager, so he gave in and gave it a try. As a result, the situation developed in an expected direction, and Zhu Yi even spoke out to defend the glory of the Chengguo Palace.

I don't even know how to find a way to get off the stairs.

If you go back in such a state of disgrace, you will not only lose the money invested in the "food war", but you will also become the laughing stock of the civil and military officials!

Perhaps God sensed the regret in Wang Wen's heart, and during the stalemate between the two sides, an official wearing a python robe appeared in everyone's sight.

Except for Shen Yichen and a few other important officials in the court, most of the ordinary soldiers here did not know who the official was. But the embroidered python pattern with teeth and claws on the chest made even the most ignorant person know that the identity of the person coming was not simple.

So they all moved to the left and right to make a way out.

Similarly, after Shen Yichen and others saw clearly who was coming, they no longer had the aura of tense confrontation. They all raised their hands and saluted, "I've met Eunuch Cheng!"

That's right, the person who came here is none other than the absolute confidant of the current Holy Emperor, the eunuch Cheng Jing who is the eunuch in charge of the imperial eunuch!

"Everyone is welcome, we are here to convey His Majesty's instructions to avoid damaging the peace."

The emperor moves so quickly?

Hearing Cheng Jing's intention, Shen Yichen secretly marveled. He must have known that he had a tip from Xiao Yi, the Secretary of General Affairs, so he could rush to the scene to stop it as soon as possible.

The time when Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu learned about it must be behind him. At the same time, after learning about it, he sent Cheng Jing to bring the oracle to control the situation, which means that he probably guessed what would happen.

This foresight and means have exceeded Shen Yichen's expectations for Zhu Qiyu. Maybe after sitting in the position of unification for a long time, he has naturally developed the emperor's mind.

"I will listen to His Majesty's edict!"

Almost instantly, Shen Yichen and others fell to their knees. Although the oral edict was not as formal as an imperial edict, which required the placement of incense and eucalyptus, it could not be listened to casually as a casual chat.

"His Majesty said that officials in the same dynasty should work together to serve the emperor, serve the country, and serve the people. How can internal strife lead to chaos?"

"At the same time, I also informed Marquis Chengshan that Shen Qing transported rice from the south and sold it in the grain store of the Duke of Chengguo. It was all for the imperial court to raise military expenses and disaster relief debts. He was not trying to raise prices to make a profit. This matter is serious.

Don’t talk about it anymore, I appreciate this.”

After listening to the emperor's oral instructions, Chengshan Hou Wangtong knelt on the spot blankly. It was not that he could not continue to hold Shen Yichen accountable or that he felt unacceptable.

After all, when the identity of the Minister of War was revealed and the soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp arrived, it would be impossible to rely on the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to interrogate a cabinet minister today, or even seal the grain store.

What shocked him was that the emperor had conveyed such a peaceful message just to favor Shen Yichen. Or was the method of transporting grain from the south to sell it really a premeditated move?

If it is the latter, it means that all his plans with Huichang Bosun Zhong are under the control of the emperor, and it is very likely that they also include loyalty to the Supreme Emperor and his ambition to help him restore his state.

At this point, is it possible for you and others to succeed?

"I will obey the Holy Order!"

Next to him, Shen Yichen shouted to accept the order, breaking Chengshan Hou Wang Tong's panic thoughts. He quickly followed and shouted "obey the order".
To be continued...